I was talking with my girlfriend about future plans for Selkie’s storyline. She’s mathed it out that in order to complete my intended storyline at my current pacing, this comic will complete in the year 2173. I will be 192 years old.
Lets get some funding in to science and technology, people, I’ll need longevity treatments.
Also have a Fanart Update! Kristin drew me some pictures of Selkie having an Alaskan Adventure:
Thanks, Kristin!
Buckstars Coffee! Now with new dropping-shaped sprinkles!
My French is no where near what it once was but… I believe that Tony is saying in french “I can see forever”
This wouldn’t happen to be a Questionable Content shout out, would it? 😀
Simpsons, maybe? “I can see through time!”
Don’t forget Lackadaisy (the one with the anthropomorphic cats during the prohibition era).
Turns out it’s a bad idea to give Rocky Rickaby pancakes.
http://www.lackadaisycats.com/exhibit.php?exhibitid=351
“We’re switchin’ back to outmeal.”
I’m not sure where I first heard it, but it’s the closest translation I could get Google to make for, “I can see infinity!”
I was thinking of the Precosious comic, but can’t find the page!
Here’s what I’m thinking of:
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3114
I was thinking Tony got his hands on some Heterodyne Blend Coffee made with Genuine Spark Roast:
http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070622
No way a cashier would let kids (who usually have no money) go that crazy picking out what they want IRL… but for the sake of comedy, of course it could happen. XD
That and it’s an excuse to make money.
He heard Lillian say “Go pick a treat out for yourselves.”
I don’t think that translates to $20 per kid. A rational clerk would probably at least question this.
I recall a moment in my childhood when Dad gave us a $20 bill and sent us in to get a treat (me and at least one brother). We spent the whole twenty. He came unglued. I was thoroughly confused by him assuming I should’ve realized that he wanted change (like, most of the bill back).
I ended up being so worried about his reaction (“last time I’m ever giving you guys money” or something) that I got twenty bucks out of whatever savings I had at the time and paid it back that day. Don’t even recall how old I was at the time.
There’s a certain level of social understanding that I lacked at that time — I think — that older people would be expected to understand, and I think the clerk would have and might try to convey to the children.
I have a vague recollection that something like that happened to me as well. I’m also relatively sure the reverse happened, where I was expected to treat myself more than I did.
As Coco Kanade said, though, for the sake of comedy and poetic justice… Trust Tony to order for himself in a coffee shop…? Come come, Lillian, you JUST got through having to warn him away from the “juice” in the art show! 😀
Probably didn’t care, there’s an adult who will pay for it with them so give them whatever.
Well if buckstars prices are similar to their competitors….
Coffee tastes disgusting, shouldn’t he hate it? And shame on those kids taking advantage of Amanda’s situation to do stuff like that by counting on Lillian being too busy dealing with her.
Blasphemer!!!!!! Coffee is the glorious brown liquid of the gods that keeps me kind, sane, and even tempered; while also keeping those around me alive with their limbs attached.
Coffee if brewed right can be quite flavorful with a natural sweetness and notes of chocolate in the background. Usually people who dont know what they are doing just use a drip coffee maker, add too much coffee grinds, overheat it, overcook it, too much water, too little water, etc…
Turkish coffee…
Or Cuban espresso (cafecito).
And when you add a spoonful of cocoa mix to it, it becomes the nectar of those gods. With extra caffeine!
Yes, this. THIS IS Ambrosia! A little cinnamon, … Or not, it doesn’t need it. But remember, only Irish Coffee has all four food groups in one beverage: caffeine, alcohol, fat and sugar, the best!
I’ve loved the taste of coffee since my first sip as a toddler. My parents used to give me a mug of milk with just enough coffee to color it so I could sit with them during “coffee breaks”. As I grew the ratio shifted so I was drinking it black by age 16. Just because you don’t enjoy the taste doesn’t mean others won’t. My husband and son can’t stand the taste but my 6 yr old daughter sneaks sips of mine every chance she gets.
Sandy just got cookies, and Keisha either got cocoa or “sugar with a little coffee in it”. Tony may have gone for espresso as “something French”, or he may actually like it.
Actually espresso is Italian
Guys guys I’m not dissing coffee, all I’m saying is that kids naturally mostly like sweet things so shouldn’t a child hate the taste of coffee since it tastes bitter?
The perils of generalizing… People have different tastes even when they’re kids. Clearly Tony LOVES the taste of coffee. Far too much!
Yup. But after a certain age (four?) they start to like a larger variety of flavors, and of course even before that there are exceptions. So I think most of the kids in the orphanage would spit coffee right out, tony has somehow developed a taste for it. Perhaps an indication of his life before being orphaned?
I for one, is gratified that Selkie will be around a long, long time! 🙂 When you get the longevity treatments, I will make sure I get some too. I want to be around to read it!
I’m surprised he could drink that much. Considering most kids his age think coffee is evil.
I hope Kenneth and Andi can have a civilized conversation.
I have a friend that was enjoying and drinking coffee whenever he could get away with it when he was 6. Of course, for Tony it would have been very bad for the two to meet. Dude powdered altoids, put them together in lines, and snorted it like cocaine. Despite our telling him not to. He wound up falling backwards and screaming in pain, rolling on the ground. At that point all we could do is point and laugh.
I am guessing that now that everything has calmed down, and there is a little bit of space and air, they can probably have a civilized conversation. I don’t think Ken is a bad man at all, but I would imagine his Papa Bear came out, and not knowing all the information up front did not help his mood any. Plus I would imagine with the addition of Lillian and Todd, things could probably be smoothed over in no time. Then again I tend to be an optimist.
Wow, and I thought I was planning way ahead when I calculated that it’s going to take 8 years to finish my current series.
Guess that means we’ll still be following Selkie for the foreseeable future, though!
I’d like to be along for both rides 🙂
2173!?
Right, Saturday comics! Get cracking Dave, it’ll accelerate things to 2133.
Had to look up “copacetic”. We don’t use that at all in Wales. Then I had to find a Welsh synonym, because I’m like that. I think “cywair”.
4th panel could be a standalone portrait entitled “Tired Of Your Sh*t”.
Also, love the Buckstars logo.
Don’t give me numbers! The first thing I do is trying to find out how old you are now!
(35, right? Nice and round!)
Close! 34.
Awww, he realized he caused a problem and came to check on everyone <3
Heh, strawberry cocoa
I see what you did there ?
While we are on the topic of letting children unsupervised around substances they probably shouldn’t have. dot dot dot
Lovely. That was just lovely. Big thumbs up. 😀
Dave, here’s hoping that Selkie becomes enough of an income generator for you to begin writing it full time and transitioning to daily comics. Then you’ll only have to be 90 to finish the story!
What was that she said about watching children?
Another 157 years Dave? Well, I’m willing to see this through to the end if you are.
hm; to get to the whole story, you may need to let someone else draw chunks of it? (I do hope you get to the whole thing; I bet its super cool)
We need to get science to the point that you can draw comics faster! It needs to read your mind and draw it with your own style. at least stuff like backgrounds, let it automate those.
What I love is that Lillian just got done giving Andi a dressing down for not paying attention to what Amanda was doing while HER three charges just racked up a nice bill. It’s sort of a case of pot calling the kettle black. Bet you that Heather’s dad will pick up the tab. (Well, I’ll bet everyone but Dave seeing as he knows what is going to happen.) 🙂
I noticed that, too. Ironic given how much coffee Tony managed to chug—and how obvious it was to begin with that he could not be trusted.
She may be paying a lot but none are drunk crying messes.
No, but Tony has a serious case of the shakes, which isn’t any better. It is only done here for the laughs, but if this were real life, I’d suggest taking him to an emergency room. A caffeine overdose can kill.
Some numbers: the amount of caffeine in one shot of espresso varies widely. In Starbucks it’s about 50 mg per cup, but in some independent shops it can be as high as 200 mg per cup. Tony has downed two cups already and is working on a third. That’s anywhere from 150 to 600 mg of caffeine, and judging from his reaction this shop’s version of espresso may not be at the lower limit.
Here’s a description of caffeine overdose: “You know you’ve overdosed if you’re feeling tremors or shaking throughout your body, which are the signs preceding the more life-threatening side effects. The overdose happens when the body’s central nervous system is thrown into a state of over-stimulation called caffeine intoxication.” Yep, that sounds like what we’re seeing here.
A safe limit for caffeine depends on the person’s size; the rule of thumb is 2.5 mg per kilo of body weight. Tony seems on the skinny side, but let’s say his weight is average for a boy his age: 25 kilos (about 55 pounds). Conclusion: he has downed well over the safe limit in a very concentrated form, very rapidly. He’s PROBABLY not up to a lethal dose, but his symptoms suggest he’s a long long way over the safe limit. Also, high doses of caffeine frequently aggravate symptoms of ADHD… yeah. If this were real life, Lillian should take him to the ER to be on the safe side.
Luckily, this is NOT real life. Moreover, Tony is only comic relief in this story, not a main character, which means he has plot armor – the story isn’t going to take a side trip, So we can relax. Most likely he will recover just fine.
“She’s mathed it out that in order to complete my intended storyline at my current pacing, this comic will complete in the year 2173. I will be 192 years old.”
I waited a decade for Agatha Heterodyne to get to Castle Heterodyne, and THREE decades for Super Mario Maker. I am patient.
I recommend dave you start taking a good vitamin. … I want to see selkie return to her people
STAWBERRYCOCOA!
So meta XD
Does the cashier have Japanese hiragana as a tattoo on the arm?
If so what does it say? (it’s really small and hard to see)
Please take good care of yourself Dave
There are many people who want you to live a long healthy life 🙂
He does indeed have a Japanese tattoo, although I’m not sure if they are Hiragana or Katakana. He thinks it says “Strength. Nobility. Power.”. It… doesn’t. >:D
Hey Lillian?
Watching THESE three kids and protecting them from the world IS your responsibility. Just sayin’
^_^